Because the structure of this sentence startled me in church when I heard it and I had to write it down. I guess it’s a poetic example of “fully God, fully human.”
Because I’m reading L’Engle’s Glimpses of Grace in the mornings while my coffee brews (instead of checking my phone; a terribly boring and trite habit I’m desperately trying to break). The above is a nice sentence, isn’t it? It’s a darn challenging one for me, though. I don’t think I’m fully on board with the idea. This is why I don’t participate in small talk. Or go camping. I’m not fully qualified.
Because isn’t it enough that Boo saved Scout and Jem’s lives? Maybe we ought to just leave him alone and not get swept up in the hubbub that he might make another visit outside. I’m afraid it’d be like shooting a mockingbird if he steps outside again.
(I’m writing in metaphor. I, too, got swept up in the recent news regarding Ms Lee, but I worry the book was not intended to be published.)
Because for crying out loud, Romeo. Get a grip. (I am enjoying reading Shakespeare, though. He’s slowing me down. He’s making me think about every single word. He’s making me think about sycamore trees; why they have their name and why one is placed in the scene a few lines before Romeo says his first lines. Something slow is exactly what I’m looking for right now.)
that first quote. that’ll make you think.